Bahrami Ilkhchi, Reza
Zeinali, Masoud
Funding for this research was provided by:
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (U-89165)
Article History
Received: 14 December 2024
Revised: 16 March 2025
Accepted: 2 April 2025
First Online: 7 February 2026
Declarations
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: The study obtained ethical approval from the Ethics Committee of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS), Iran (#eth020), and was retrospectively registered with the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT) ( ; IRCT201012065325 N1, Registration date: 2011–09 - 03). Informed consent was obtained from the participants, and the study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH, Finnish: Helsingin julistus), which is mandatory for studies involving human subjects.
: The authors declare that written consent to publish has been obtained from all individuals whose data are included in this manuscript. All participants provided informed consent for the publication of their data.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.